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LOPE Stock Forecast: Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 8 Oct 2026
$160
+2.97% on the day

The 3 Wall Street analysts covering Grand Canyon Education, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $200 — +24.8% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 74 of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$4.1B
Ticker Nerd rank
74 / 100
Median analyst target
$200
Analysts covering
3
Revenue$264.0M+6.7% y/y
Operating income$58.2M
Net income$45.9M
Free cash flow$97.9M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+4.3%
1M
+5.8%
YTD
−3.6%
1Y
−24.0%
From 52W high
−27.3%
From 52W low
+17.2%
$137
$221
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

LOPE stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 8 Oct 2026
74 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
94
Issuance
93
Volatility
83
Accruals
68
Revisions
67
Value
58
Growth
49
Size
25
Momentum
18

Quality (94): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Momentum (18): The shares have been drifting down relative to others.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

LOPE stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on LOPE, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$140$160$180$200$220Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26LOPEHigh $200Median $200Low $182

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says3 analysts
3 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $182Median $200High $200

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +24.8% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
5 Oct 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$185 → $182
6 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
6 July 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform$198 → $185
9 June 2026Truist SecuritiesInitiatesBuy—
16 Apr 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
19 Feb 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
22 Jan 2026Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
21 Oct 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
23 Sept 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
7 Aug 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
23 July 2025Barrington ResearchReiteratesOutperform—
7 July 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
22 May 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
7 May 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
7 May 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
15 Apr 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
8 Apr 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
21 Feb 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
20 Feb 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—
27 Jan 2025Barrington ResearchMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. LOPE appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

LOPE vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 8 Oct 2026, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. returned −24.0% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

LOPE vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
60708090100110120Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26LOPES&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

LOPE analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+1.4%
Analysts raising
0
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
18.9×

Cheaper than 39% of US stocks

Price / sales
3.6×

Cheaper than 34% of US stocks

Price / book
6.0×

Cheaper than 16% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
10.7×

Cheaper than 35% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
6.7%

Higher than 43% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
10.4%

Higher than 48% of US stocks

Gross margin
49.4%

Higher than 61% of US stocks

Operating margin
22.0%

Higher than 81% of US stocks

Net margin
19.6%

Higher than 82% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
31.0%

Higher than 88% of US stocks

Return on assets
20.4%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.0%

Higher than 1% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. has a market value of $4.1B and an enterprise value of $3.8B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $1.1B. The latest quarter grew 6.7% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $224.2M, a 19.6% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $8.27.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $242.5M, after $36.1M of capital spending.

  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. spent $342.7M on share buybacks in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.

  • Shares outstanding: 26.2M.

  • Trailing P/E: 18.9×; forward P/E: 13.8× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.00%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. employs 4,092 people — $279K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 8 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

LOPE vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelEducation & Training Services
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.$4.1B
74
XXITwenty One Capital, Inc.$4.1B
3
CVSACovista, Inc.$4.5B
79
LRNStride, Inc.$3.4B
62
LAURLaureate Education, Inc.$5.5B
81
MHMcGraw Hill, Inc.$2.6B
64
PRDOPerdoceo Education Corp.$2.1B
94

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Grand Canyon Education, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest LOPE news & analysis

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details

PRNewsWire · 6 Oct 2026neutral

Grand Canyon Education announced that it will release its third-quarter 2026 results and full-year 2026 outlook after market close on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 2:30 p.m.

Why it matters — LOPE watchers can note the date and time when the company plans to share its quarterly results and outlook.

Grand Canyon Education: Strong Fundamentals Quell AI Fears

Seeking Alpha · 22 Sept 2026positive

An article discusses Grand Canyon Education's fundamentals amid AI-disruption concerns following a 28% share price decline. Its 2Q26 results showed broad-based enrollment growth, operating leverage, and a profitable hybrid segment with higher revenue per student, with hybrid enrollment supported by U.S. nursing shortages and expansion toward 80 locations.

Why it matters — For LOPE watchers, the report highlights enrollment growth and the hybrid segment as key drivers that could offset AI-disruption worries weighing on the stock.

How Much Upside is Left in Grand Canyon Education (LOPE)? Wall Street Analysts Think 35.23%

Zacks Investment Research · 17 Aug 2026positive

Zacks reports that the mean of Wall Street analysts' price targets for Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) points to roughly 35.2% upside in the stock. It notes that although this price-target metric has not proven highly reliable, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates suggests potential upside.

Why it matters — A LOPE watcher would care because analyst consensus on both price targets and upward earnings revisions can signal the market's view of the company's prospects.

PRDO or LOPE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

Zacks Investment Research · 10 Aug 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research published an article comparing Perdoceo Education (PRDO) and Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) to help investors assess which of these Schools-sector companies might be the better value stock for those seeking undervalued names. The piece raises the comparison question without providing a concluding verdict in the excerpt.

Why it matters — LOPE watchers would care because the article positions Grand Canyon Education as a candidate for value-oriented investors and frames it in comparison with a peer, potentially influencing how the stock is perceived.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha · 30 July 2026neutral

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. held its Q2 2026 earnings call, and the transcript of that call was published on Seeking Alpha.

Why it matters — Earnings call transcripts provide detailed insights into the company's quarterly performance and management's outlook, which LOPE investors closely monitor.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about LOPE stock

What is the LOPE stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 3 Wall Street analysts covering Grand Canyon Education, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $200, with estimates ranging from $182 to $200. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is LOPE stock a buy right now?

Of the 3 analysts covering Grand Canyon Education, Inc., 3 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 74 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 8 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank LOPE?

As at 8 Oct 2026, Grand Canyon Education, Inc. ranks 74 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (94 of 100).

Will LOPE stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 3 analysts implies +24.8% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Grand Canyon Education, Inc. 74 out of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the LOPE stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Grand Canyon Education, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for LOPE are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $182 to $200 over the next 12 months.

How has LOPE stock performed over the past year?

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. returned -24.0% over the 12 months to 8 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Grand Canyon Education, Inc. do?

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is an education services company that supports colleges and universities across the United States.

What is the latest news on LOPE?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 6 Oct 2026): "Grand Canyon Education, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Details". Grand Canyon Education announced that it will release its third-quarter 2026 results and full-year 2026 outlook after market close on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 2:30 p.m.

Company

About Grand Canyon Education, Inc.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is an education services company that supports colleges and universities across the United States. Grand Canyon Education provides a broad set of technology, academic, and operational services, including learning management systems, infrastructure support, curriculum development, faculty training, class scheduling, admissions support, financial aid assistance, and counseling services. The company also delivers marketing, communications, back-office administration, and site support designed to help partner institutions run degree programs and student services more efficiently. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Grand Canyon Education focuses on serving higher education partners with integrated solutions that span online and on-campus learning environments. Its business plays a specialized role in the higher education market by combining educational program support with administrative and technical capabilities for university partners.

CEO Mr. Brian E. Mueller · 4,092 employees · United States · https://www.gce.com